A dictionary of medical science / by Robley Dunglison ..

  • Robley Dunglison
Date:
1903
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    end-organs of muscles. Pri'mary a., a. which occurs soon after the administration of a general anaes- thetic, before consciousness is lost; it is evanescent, but sufficiently prolonged to allow of the painless Local anaesthesia induced by the application of rhigolene spray incision into a furuncle or abscess. Psy'chic a., modified sensibility of a part interfering with the appreciation of the nature of the objects felt. Rec'tal a., a. produced by the injection of ether or other an- aesthetic agent into the bowel. A. sexua'lis, absence of sexual passion. Spi'nal a., a. due to a lesion of Spinal anaesthesia by injection into the subarachnoid space of a cocaine solution through a needle introduced between the last two lumbar vertebrae. (Hare.) the spinal cord; also a. induced by the injection of a cocaine or other anaesthetic solution into the sub- arachnoid space of the vertebral canal. A. by sug- ges'tion, hypnotism. Sur'gical a., formerly this term meant complete and profound a. from the action of an anaesthetic, as during operation; now it is applied to a., either local or general, induced for the preven- tion of pain during a surgical operation. Tac'tile a., loss of dulness of the sense of touch. A. unilater- a'lis, hemianaesthesia. Anaesthesim'eter or Anaesthesiom'eter (anes- thesia + metron, measure). Instrument for measuring the quantity of anaesthetic employed or degree of anaesthesia. Anaesthetic or Anesthet'ic. Relating to priva- tion of feeling. Agent that prevents feeling, or that produces such effect by being received into the lungs in the form of vapor or gas, and passing with the blood to the nervous centres on which its ac- tion is exerted. The intellectual faculties first feel the influence, intoxication supervening, with imper- fect power of regulating movements; the sensory ganglia become afterward or simultaneously affected, sensation and motion are suspended, and ultimately, if the quantity inhaled be sufficient, the medulla oblongata has its actions suspended or destroyed, respiration ceases, and death results. Some anaes- thetics, when applied to a part, deaden the sensi- bility or benumb it, and thus act as local anaes- thetics; intense cold, cocaine, carbolic acid, and eucaine are the chief of these. The chief general anaesthetics are ether, chloroform, nitrous oxide, bromoform, tetrachloride of carbon, bichloride of methylene, paraldehyde, bichloride of ethidene, and ethyl bromide. Anaes'thetist or Anaes'thetizer. The administra- tor of the agent to induce general anaesthesia. Anaesthetiza'tion. Condition of the nervous sys- tem induced by anaesthetics. Employment of an agent for such purposes. To anaesthetize or anesthetize is to employ such agents. Anaesthetolep'ra. Anaesthetic leprosy. Anaesthet'ospasm. Convulsive motion with un- consciousness. Anagal'lis. Red pimpernel, scarlet pimpernel, shepherd's sundial, chickweed, ord. Primtdaceas. Common European plant; reputed antispasmodic and stomachic. A. aquat'ica, Veronica beccabunga. A. arven'sis, pimpernel; herb of W. United States, used in rheumatism. A. caeru'lea has similar prop- erties. Anagen'esis (ana, again, gennao, to generate). Re- generation or separation of tissue; growing again. Anag'nate (a, priv., gnathos, jaw). Not having a jaw. Anagnos'takis (after the Greek physician who claimed to have invented it). Ophthalmoscope. An'agraph (anagrapho, to inscribe). Prescription. Anagyrine'. An alkaloid of Anagyris fcetida, re- sembling lobeline in its action. Anag'yris, Anag'yrus, or A. foet'ida. Stinking- bean trefoil, ord. Leguminosm; native of Italy. Leaves are powerfully purgative; juice is diuretic; seeds are emetic. Anaixe'sis (anaisso, to begin afresh). Return of a disease. Anakine'sis (swinging, excitement). Agitation; fusion, as of germs. Anak'lasis. Anaclasis. Anaku'sia or Anaku'sis (a, priv., akouo, to hear). Complete loss of hearing. A'nal. Relating or appertaining to the anus, as anal region, anal fascia. A. re'flex, see Reflex. Analep'sia, Analep'sis, or An'alepsy (analeps-is, a refreshing). Convalescence; restoration to strength after disease; support given to fractured extremity, as by suspension. Analep'tic. Restorative, as medicine or food adapted to recruit strength during disease or con- valescence. Anal'gene. C1SH]6N202. A white powder, anti- neuralgic and antipyretic; dose, gr. v—xv (0.3—1.0). Analge'sia or Anal'gia (a, priv., algesis, sense of pain). Insensibility to pain, but not to tactile and other impressions. A. alge'ra (algeros, painful), the occurrence in a part of neuralgic sensations com- bined with insensibility to stimuli ordinarily pro- voking pain. Analge'sic or Analget'ic. Insensible to pain; also an agent for the relief of pain; anodyne. Analgesin'. Antipyrin. Analgin'. Creolin. Anal'ogous (analogos, comformable). Resembling or conforming in certain particulars to something else. A. tis'sues, diseased tissues resembling nor- mal elementary tissues. An'alogue. Part in one organized being having the same function as part in another organized being. Analthet'ic (a, priv., althesso, to heal). Incur- able. Anal'ysis (ana, back, lyo, to loose). Resolution of anything into its component parts; an examination to determine the composition of any given sub- stance. Colorimet'ric a., qualitative a. by means of color tests. Densimet'ric a., estimation of the amount of matter in solution by finding the specific gravity of the fluid. Gasomet'ric a., eudiometry,
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